Mangrove Whistler

Pachycephala cinerea (Blyth, 1847)

Mangrove Whistler, Pachycephala cinerea, is a bird of the family Pachycephalidae that occurs in the Oriental Region. Its breeding range runs from the north-eastern coasts of India and the Andaman Islands through Vietnam, Sumatra and its satellite islands, Borneo, Maratua east of north-eastern Borneo, islands in the Java Sea, Java, Bali and Lombok, and also Palawan in the south-western Philippines. It is also known as the grey thickhead and white-bellied whistler. Two subspecies are recognised, including the Palawan form, which was first described as a separate species.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Pachycephalidae — Whistlers & Allies

Breeding range

Oriental Region: ne Indian coasts and Andaman Is. to Vietnam, Sumatra and satellites, Borneo, Maratua (e of ne Borneo), islands in Java Sea, Java, Bali and Lombok (w Lesser Sundas) and Palawan (sw Philippines)